LEO Disclaimer

It's come to my attention lately that once again our government agencies have no concept how CyberSpace really works. So just for you slightly more braindead folks, here's an easier to understand version. Starting with the 1997 PA case in Allegeny National Forest, and continuing in Ocala, the Forest Dis-Service and all the various Law Enfarcement Officers have got it all wrong. They seem to think anyone listed as a contact on the Calendar of Events is a leader of the Rainbow Family. So I state here once again the disclaimer on the Calendar:

Any phone numbers or email addresses listed here are for information and directions only. Being listed as a contact here is decided by me the web maintainer, and these people should never be considered as leaders or representatives of the Rainbow Family.

To clarify, I list *individuals* names that are willing to answer their telephone or email to supply directions or info on a event. This does not mean they're a leader, it merely means they have are a dependable contact, and are willing to help other individuals find their way...

The current disclaimer on the web site is:

It is longstanding Rainbow Family consensus that nobody has ever, or ever will represent the Rainbow Family. This is an unofficial collection of information on the Rainbow Family and the Rainbow Gatherings, and in no way should anyone who works on this web site be considered to be representing the Rainbow Family.

And it's true, so believe it. I am *not in charge* of anything but the web site. It's my own individual creation, and it's been done entirely by myself. The Forest Service and the LEO's in Florida seem to think that having several web sites and a newsgroup proves we have an organization. They are wrong. It was trivial to create the AGR newsgroup, and once created, it requires *zero* maintainance. The email list gateway from the newsgroup I maintain purely cause I believe strongly in intentional communities, even here in CyberSpace. And who better than a bunch of Rainbows to colonize the anarchy of CyberSpace for all people...

In fact, I'd think that reading our AGR newsgroup would prove we have no organization. :-) All we have is cooperation between individuals, and sometimes not even that. But obviously, you LEOs have no clue. You'll beat any "facts" you have to fit your own wishes. Face it! The Rainbow Family truly has no leaders. We all *are* just individuals that believe strongly in our right to peaceable assembly, as given to us by the US Constitution. But it's obvious that ya'll don't believe in that silly document anyway...

So LEOs, if you haven't gotten it yet, the fact that there is an unofficial Rainbow newsgroup, and I call my site the "Unofficial Rainbow web site" (so it can be found by search engines) doesn't mean we have any organization at all. All it means is that I have the technical ability and resources to create and maintain a Rainbow presence in CyberSpace, and do so because I love my Family. And I'm not in charge or a leader. I'm just an infomaniac. This web site does not exist by any consensus by the Rainbow Family, it was just an impulse I had...

Rob Savoye
Welcomehome WebMaster
My Web Site

For general information about the Rainbow Family and regional events, please first look around the web site. You can find most info you'd want by going back to the top level and searching again. Good spots to start are the North American Calendar of Events, or the International Calendar of Events. Other good sources of info on local Rainbow events is at the Rainbow Lightlines or the Rainbow Potlucks. If that doesn't work, email our newsgroup at gathering@conf.welcomehome.org

Bugs in this web page can go to me at rob@welcomehome.org